David Brooks | How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this episode, we delve into a profound conversation with David Brooks, exploring the human experience in the rapidly evolving age of artificial intelligence. Brooks, with his unique blend of insightful commentary and personal anecdotes, discusses the impact of AI on our daily lives and relationships. He touches on the crucial skills needed in an AI-dominated world, emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence and genuine human connections. This episode offers a thought-provoking perspective on the coexistence of humanity and technology.

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0:00.0	we don't really see the world with our eyes, we see with our whole life.
0:03.2	And we underestimate how different the same situation looks to other people.
0:08.5	And so we may be all at a party and it seems like we're all in the same room
0:12.3	surrounded by the same people
0:13.2	looking at the same things but we are all having very different experiences of the
0:17.1	party depending on our history depending on our personality structure depending on
0:21.1	a thousand different things. And so the upshot of this is when I'm
0:25.8	going to get to know you, I can't just try to imagine what happened to you, and I don't even
0:29.9	primarily care what happened to you. I care what you made of what happened to you what meaning you tell what
0:36.0	meaning you tell now about what happened to you and so if I'm going to get to
0:39.7	know you that's my questions are so important I can't try to put myself in your shoes. I have to ask you a question.
0:49.5	I'm Sreeney Rao and this is the unmistakable creative podcast where you get a window into the stories and insights. R best-selling books and created insanely interesting art. For more check out our 500 episode
1:04.8	archive at unmistakable creative.com.
1:08.0	David, welcome to the unmistakable creative.
1:13.0	Thanks so much for taking the time to join us.
1:15.0	No, it's a pleasure to be here.
1:16.0	Thank you for the invitation.
1:17.0	Yeah, it is my pleasure to have you here.
1:20.0	As I said before we hit record here, yours are books that I return to over and over again.
1:26.0	I quote them repeatedly and even when I'm asked about my favorite books, your name comes up over and over.
1:32.2	And you have a new book out called How to Know a
1:35.4	person, the art of seeing others and being deeply seen, all of which we will
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